Gabon vs Madagascar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Gabon
0.1363 hectares per person
in 2025
Madagascar
0.0904 hectares per person
in 2025
Gabon rank
14th
Madagascar rank
15th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Gabon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.1363 hectares per person against 0.0904 hectares per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0459 hectares per person.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Madagascar ahead.
Gabon ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1918 hectares per person | 0.221 hectares per person | 0.0292 hectares per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.1676 hectares per person | 0.1364 hectares per person | 0.0312 hectares per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.1353 hectares per person | 0.0948 hectares per person | 0.0405 hectares per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Gabon or Madagascar?
- Gabon, at 0.1363 hectares per person against 0.0904 hectares per person in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Gabon and Madagascar?
- 0.0459 hectares per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Madagascar rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.